Andreas Mavroyiannis tests positive for Covid
Presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis has cancelled his engagements for the next few days after testing positive for coronavirus on Tuesday.
In a tweet, he announced that he had tested positive ...
Stopped vehicle on highway cleared (Update)
Police have announced that the lane closure necessitated by a stopped vehicle on the Nicosia-Limassol highway on Tuesday morning near the Latsia weighing station, has been cleared.
Traffic is currently ...
A Christmas bicycle ride around Limassol town
If you are looking for something fun, active and different this week, here is an exciting suggestion. Away from the festive crowded events, the Christmas carols and the markets is ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, nurses of PASYDY union on Monday condemned the recent verbal and physical attack against an ambulance worker, a day after PASYNO nurses’ union threatened to take ...
Trial of Briton in Tremithousa murder case to resume on Tuesday
The trial against the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his wife in Tremithousa last December, is expected to continue before court on Tuesday.
The 74-year-old is currently facing ...
Two more arrests for forgery in Paphos
Police in Paphos detained two persons for forgery over Monday and Tuesday morning.
According to police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, on Monday a 40-year-old man presented himself at Paphos Airport with ...
Vehicle damaged in Larnaca fire
A fire broke out in a semi-truck parked in an open area in the city of Larnaca, early on Tuesday morning.
Two fire trucks rushed to the scene, after being ...
Today’s Weather: Sunny morning, snow in mountains possible overnight
On Tuesday initially, the weather will be mostly sunny. From midday onwards, increased cloud cover is expected to bring local rain and isolated storms, mainly in the western half of ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) on Monday vowed to provide training resources for SMEs and entrepreneurs, including both existing and future ones, as well as examples, best ...
Cyprus bucked rating trend in 2022
Rating agency DBRS Morningstar this week said that Cyprus was one of only five countries whose credit rating it upgraded during 2022, a year marked by a plethora of challenges, all ...
All financial crisis pay cuts for civil servants to be reinstated as of January 1
As of January 1, all salary cuts instituted in the public sector back in 2012 will be completely phased out, and this – in conjunction with an anticipated rise in the cost of ...
Opening of Varosha turning point in Turkish history – Turkish politician
Varosha will soon become one of the most beautiful and sophisticated tourist centres in the world, Justice and Development Party Deputy Chairman Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday.
The Turkish politician ...
EU scholarships for Greek and Turkish Cypriot students
The European Union is offering €1.5 million in scholarships to Greek and Turkish Cypriots to study at European colleges and become peace advocates for the reunification of Cyprus.
According to the ...
Animal Party collects pet food for Christmas distribution
The Animal Party said on Monday it will be collecting pet food to donate to shelters and volunteers over the Christmas holidays.
In a statement, the party called on everyone ...
Old prison in north to house female refugees
The old central prisons in the north will be converted to a refugee reception centre for women, the Turkish Cypriot ‘interior minister’ Ziya Ozturkler said on Monday.
Speaking to Kibris, ...
Bi-communal technical committees get further EU funding
The European Commission signed a new agreement with the United Nations to continue support for the bi-communal technical committees with an additional €1 million.
The European Commission representation in Cyprus said ...
Autopsy carried out on two-month old baby
An autopsy was carried out on Monday on a two-month old baby who died on Saturday night in Limassol.
The baby was found unconscious by his parents one hour after ...
First strep A hospitalisation in Cyprus
A four-year-old child is intubated in the Makarios hospital with a strep A infection, the health ministry said on Monday.
The girl is the first hospitalised case for invasive group ...
Exercises at becoming uncertain
Titled ‘exercises in becoming uncertain (variation III)’, an upcoming event will explore cinematic reading in English of a cross-disciplinary research project unfolding in a series of film lecture performances.
A ...
Driving in the north to switch to the other side of the road
Driving in the north will switch to the right hand side of the road as part of an effort to bring it in line with Turkey and put an end ...
President calls on children to keep hope alive
The children of Rizokarpaso keep alive the hope that one day they will be able to live there as free citizens, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday during the annual ...
‘Huge’ interest in EU subsidies from young farmers
Young farmers have shown a huge interest in state subsidies with applications reaching €10 million, double the amount of the available budget, the Cyprus agriculture payments organisation (Capo) said on Monday.
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48 migrants ‘voluntarily relocate’ to Germany
The interior ministry on Monday sent 48 international protection seekers from Cyprus to Germany, as part of a pilot programme on voluntary relocation.
The ministry said these were the first of ...
Pasydy nurses condemn attack against A&E worker
Nurses of Pasydy union on Monday condemned the recent verbal and physical attack against an ambulance worker, a day after Pasyno nurses’ union threatened to take legal measures over the ...